matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
Lines changed: 8 additions & 9 deletions b/‎lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
Lines changed: 8 additions & 9 deletions
@@ -418,10 +418,8 @@ def draw_pane(self, renderer):
         renderer.close_group('pane3d')
 
     def _axmask(self):
-        info = self._axinfo
-        index = info["i"]
         axmask = [True, True, True]
-        axmask[index] = False
+        axmask[self._axinfo["i"]] = False
         return axmask
 
     def _draw_ticks(self, renderer, edgep1, centers, deltas, highs,
@@ -470,6 +468,7 @@ def _draw_offset_text(self, renderer, edgep1, edgep2, labeldeltas, centers,
         info = self._axinfo
         index = info["i"]
         juggled = info["juggled"]
+        tickdir = info["tickdir"]
 
         # Which of the two edge points do we want to
         # use for locating the offset text?
@@ -500,14 +499,14 @@ def _draw_offset_text(self, renderer, edgep1, edgep2, labeldeltas, centers,
         # using the wrong reference points).
         #
         # (TT, FF, TF, FT) are the shorthand for the tuple of
-        #   (centpt[info['tickdir']] <= pep[info['tickdir'], outerindex],
+        #   (centpt[tickdir] <= pep[tickdir, outerindex],
         #    centpt[index] <= pep[index, outerindex])
         #
         # Three-letters (e.g., TFT, FTT) are short-hand for the array of bools
         # from the variable 'highs'.
         # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         centpt = proj3d.proj_transform(*centers, self.axes.M)
-        if centpt[info['tickdir']] > pep[info['tickdir'], outerindex]:
+        if centpt[tickdir] > pep[tickdir, outerindex]:
             # if FT and if highs has an even number of Trues
             if (centpt[index] <= pep[index, outerindex]
                     and np.count_nonzero(highs) % 2 == 0):
@@ -536,7 +535,7 @@ def _draw_offset_text(self, renderer, edgep1, edgep2, labeldeltas, centers,
 
     def _draw_labels(self, renderer, edgep1, edgep2, labeldeltas, centers,
                      dx, dy):
-        info = self._axinfo
+        label = self._axinfo["label"]
 
         # Draw labels
         lxyz = 0.5 * (edgep1 + edgep2)
@@ -546,9 +545,9 @@ def _draw_labels(self, renderer, edgep1, edgep2, labeldeltas, centers,
         if self.get_rotate_label(self.label.get_text()):
             angle = art3d._norm_text_angle(np.rad2deg(np.arctan2(dy, dx)))
             self.label.set_rotation(angle)
-        self.label.set_va(info['label']['va'])
-        self.label.set_ha(info['label']['ha'])
-        self.label.set_rotation_mode(info['label']['rotation_mode'])
+        self.label.set_va(label['va'])
+        self.label.set_ha(label['ha'])
+        self.label.set_rotation_mode(label['rotation_mode'])
         self.label.draw(renderer)
 
     @artist.allow_rasterization